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The Thin Blue Line
(1988)
 
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Director:
Errol Morris |
COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Documentary/Real-crime |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
Into the Abyss |
RUNNING
TIME
103 minutes |
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Producer:
Mark Lipson |
Screenwriter:
Errol Morris |
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Cast includes:
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CHARACTER |
ACTOR/ACTRESS |
RATING |
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As themselves |
Randall Adams
David Ray Harris |
Review
This
1988 documentary was in many respects the start of the true-crime
wave that won ground during the 2010s. Errol Morris' uninvasive,
seemingly impartial directorial style became trendsetting for
documentaries, even if it wasn't quite groundbreaking. And his
subjects, particularly murder-suspect Randall Adams, gave the film
an intensity and honesty that eclipsed the narrative value of the
case itself, which - to be honest - Morris all but over-represented
and over-reenacted here in The Thin Blue Line. The picture won a
host of awards, but was disqualified for the consideration for the
Academy Award because it was marketed as "nonfiction" rather than a
documentary.
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